On the Eve of Demolition, an Artist Covers His Longtime Family Home in Photographs

by Gary Sweeney :dwell – excerpt

For Gary Sweeney, selling the Manhattan Beach home that has been in his family for 70 years was a matter of letting go of countless memories. When the new owners expressed their plans to demolish the house, Sweeney decided to cover the facade with blown-up photos of his family as an ode to the structure’s history… (more)